What color is #F5F3E5?

#F5F3E5 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dear Reader. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #F5F3E5?

The RGB value is 245, 243, 229: 245 red, 243 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #F5F3E5?

The complementary color is #E5E7F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #F5F3E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.83:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#F5F3E5 color

#F5F3E5 rgb(245, 243, 229)

Shades of beige

The hex color #F5F3E5 is a very light, desaturated yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 96.1% red, 95.3% green and 89.8% blue (245, 243, 229).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 44% saturation and 93% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 7% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Dear Reader (#F5F3E6), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 18.83:1).

#F5F3E5 color codes

HEX	`#F5F3E5`
RGB	`rgb(245, 243, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(96.1%, 95.3%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 44%, 93%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 7%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 7%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(95.65, -1.72, 6.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(95.65, 7.19, 103.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(83.848, 89.171, 86.908)`
Decimal	`16118757`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #F5F3E5, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #F5F3E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	18.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#F5F3E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.11:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	18.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #F5F3E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #f5f3e5; }
.text { color: #f5f3e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #f5f3e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(245 243 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #f5f3e5, #eff5e5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Alabaster.

Questions

What color is #F5F3E5?: #F5F3E5 is a very light, desaturated yellow, closest to the named color Dear Reader. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #F5F3E5?: The RGB value is 245, 243, 229: 245 red, 243 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #F5F3E5?: The complementary color is #E5E7F5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #F5F3E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 18.83:1 and white text 1.11:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.